Exploring macroeconomics

Part I: Introduction<br />Chapter 1: The Role and Method of Economics<br /> 1.1 Economics: A Brief Introduction<br /> 1.2 Economic Behavior<br /> 1.3 Economic Theories and Models<br /> 1.4 Pitfalls to Avoid in Scientific Thinking<br /> 1.5 Positive Statements and Normative Statements<br />Chapter 2: Economics: Eight Powerful Ideas<br /> 2.1 Idea 1: People Face Scarcity and Costly Trade-Offs<br /> 2.2 Idea 2: People Engage in Rational Decision Making and Marginal Thinking<br /> 2.3 Idea 3: People Respond Predictably to Changes in Incentives<br /> 2.4 Idea 4: Sepcialization and Trade Can Make People Better Off<br /> 2.5 Idea 5: Markets Can Improve Economic Efficiency<br /> 2.6 Idea 6: Appropriate Government Policies Can Improve Market Outcomes<br /> 2.7 Idea 7: Government Policies May Help Stablilize the Economy<br /> 2.8 Idea 8: Increasing Producitivty Leads to Economic Growth<br />Chapter 3: Scarcity, Trade-Offs, and Production Possibilities<br /> 3.1 The Three Economic Questions Every Society Faces<br /> 3.2 The Circular Flow Model<br /> 3.3 The Production Possibilities Curve<br /> 3.4 Economic Growth and the Production Possibilities Curve<br />Part II: Supply and Demand<br />Chapter 4: Demand, Supply, and Market Equilibrium<br /> 4.1 Markets<br /> 4.2 Demand<br /> 4.3 Shifts in the Demand Curve<br /> 4.4 Supply<br /> 4.5 Shifts in the Supply Curve<br /> 4.6 Market Equilibrium Price and Quantity<br />Chapter 5: Markets in Motion and Price Controls<br /> 5.1 Changes in Market Equilibrium<br /> 5.2 Price Controls<br /> Chapter 6: Elasticities<br /> 6.1 Price Elasticity of Demand<br /> 6.2 Total Revenue and the Price Elasticity of Demand<br /> 6.3 Other Types of Demand Elasticities<br /> 6.4 Price Elasticity of Supply<br />Part III: Market Efficiency, Market Failure, and the Public System<br />Chapter 7: Market Efficiency and Welfare<br /> 7.1 Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus<br /> 7.2 The Welfare Effects of Taxes, Subsidies, and Price Controls<br />Chapter 8: Market Failure<br /> 8.1 Externalities<br /> 8.2 Public Policy and the Environment<br /> 8.3 Property Rights and the Environment<br /> 8.4 Public Goods<br /> 8.5 Asymmetric Information<br />Chapter 9: Public Finance and Public Choice<br /> 9.1 Public Finance: Government Spending and Taxation<br /> 9.2 Public Choice<br />Part IV: Macroeconomic Foundations<br />Chapter 10: Introduction to Macroeconomics: Unemployment, Inflation, and Economic Fluctuations<br /> 10.1 Macroeconomic Goals<br /> 10.2 Employment and Unemployment<br /> 10.3 Types of Unemployment<br /> 10.4 Reasons for Unemployment<br /> 10.5 Inflation<br /> 10.6 Economic Fluctuations<br />Chapter 11: Measuring Economic Performance<br /> 11.1 National Income Accounting: A Standardized Way to Measure Economic Performance<br /> 11.2 Measuring Total Production<br /> 11.3 Other Measures of Total Production and Total Income<br /> 11.4 Problems in Calculating an Accurate GDP<br /> 11.5 Problems with GDP as a Measure of Economic Welfare<br />Chapter 12: Economic Growth in the Global Economy<br /> 12.1 Economic Growth<br /> 12.2 Determinants of Economic Growth<br /> 12.3 Public Policy and Economic Growth<br /> 12.4 Population and Economic Growth<br />Chapter 13: Financial Markets, Saving, and Investment<br /> 13.1 Financial Institutions and Intermediaries<br /> 13.2 Saving, Investment, and the Financial System<br /> 13.3 The Financial Crisis of 2008<br />Part V: The Macroeconomic Models<br />Chapter 14: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply<br /> 14.1 The Determinants of Aggregate Demand<br /> 14.2 The Aggregate Demand Curve<br /> 14.3 Shifts in the Aggregate Demand Curve<br /> 14.4 The Aggregate Supply Curve<br /> 14.5 Shifts in the Aggregate Supply Curve<br /> 14.6 Macroeconomic Equilibrium: The Short Run and the Long Run<br />Chapter 15: The Aggregate Expenditure Model<br /> 15.1 The Simple Aggregate Expenditure Model<br /> 15.2 Finding Equilibrium in the Aggregate Expenditure Model<br /> 15.3 Adding Investment, Government Purchases, and Net Exports<br /> 15.4 Shifts in Aggregate Expenditure and the Multiplier<br /> 15.5 From Aggregate Expenditures to Aggregate Demand<br />Part VI: Macroeconomic Policy<br />Chapter 16: Fiscal Policy<br /> 16.1 Fiscal Policy<br /> 16.2 Fiscal Policy and the AD/AS Model<br /> 16.3 The Multiplier Effect<br /> 16.4 Supply-Side Effects of Tax Cuts<br /> 16.5 Possible Obstacles to Effective Fiscal Policy<br /> 16.6 Automatic Stabilizers<br /> 16.7 The National Debt<br />Chapter 17: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System<br /> 17.1 What is Money?<br /> 17.2 Measuring Money<br /> 17.3 How Banks Create Money<br /> 17.4 The Money Multiplier<br /> 17.5 The Federal Reserve System<br /> 17.6 How Does the Federal Reserve Change the Money Supply?<br /> 17.7 Bank Failures<br />Chapter 18: Monetary Policy<br /> 18.1 Money, Interest Rates, and Aggregate Demand<br /> 18.2 Expansionary and Contractionary Policy<br /> 18.3 Money and Inflation-The Long Run<br /> 18.4 Problems in Implementing Monetary and Fiscal Policy<br />Chapter 19: Issues in Macroeconomic Theory and Policy<br /> 19.1 The Phillips Curve<br /> 19.2 The Phillips Curve over Time<br /> 19.3 Rational Expectations<br /> 19.4 Controversies in Macroeconomic Policy<br />Part VII: The Global Economy<br />Chapter 20: International Trade<br /> 20.1 The Growth in World Trade<br /> 20.2 Comparative Advantage and Gains From Trade<br /> 20.3 Supply and Demand in International Trade<br /> 20.4 Tariffs, Import Quotas, and Subsidies<br />Chapter 21: International Finance<br /> 21.1 The Balance of Payments<br /> 21.2 Exchange Rates<br /> 21.3 Equilibrium Changes in the Foreign Exchange Market<br /> 21.4 Flexible Exchange Rates<br />